Mountain View is 4-0 against Flowing Wells since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mountain View Mountain Lions will be staying on the road to face off against the Flowing Wells Caballeros at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Mountain View is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Walden Grove on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mountain View came up short against Walden Grove, falling 31-6. The defeat continues a trend for the Mountain Lions in their matchups with the Red Wolves: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, Mountain View got top-tier performance from Nicholas Horrocks, who rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Horrocks got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 63 yards.
Meanwhile, Flowing Wells lost 38-17 to Ironwood Ridge on Friday. The Caballeros have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Flowing Wells might have lost, but man, Alfredo Guzman was a machine: he rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown. Those 112 rushing yards gave Guzman a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Flowing Wells was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Flowing Wells didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Alex Thompson and Benicio Ruiz.
Mountain View now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Flowing Wells, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Mountain View took their win against Flowing Wells in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 35-14. In that contest, Mountain View amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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